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Break part cleaner?

5K views 23 replies 16 participants last post by  sigke 
#1 ·
I was recently working on my vehicle and I noticed how effectively brake part cleaner works. Any thoughts on how well, if at all, this would work on a firearm? I'm not talking about everyday cleaning use, but if you have, for example, an ar that hasn't had the lower cleaned in a while, why not spray some bpc down there. It evaporates well enough. Thoughts? Concerns? Groapes, moans, complaints?
 
#4 ·
Check the label...might say (as some gun cleaners have written on them) there is a reason some buy cleaners and lubes made for firearms...some others will work fine and some will not...

I would do what you have done here and ask around but remember...if your firearm is ruined...those that gave you bad advice (opinions) won't be anywhere around...

Bill
 
#5 ·
Brake kleen

Brake clean will work excellent on "normal" gun parts. By that I mean metals and old school metal finishes like parkerizing, and bluing. It has had no effect on my nitron finishes ,but I don't let it lay in it. Spray on to flush and blow dry.The finish on glocks are immune to anything including hammers. I would be careful with cera kote and hide and the other "paints".Test before use. Also I use ether aka starting fluid. That stuff is amazing it will draw thw oil right out of the pores in the metal.Very good to clean metal with before painting. One of the better secrets.
 
#6 ·
One of my drill instructors in boot camp brought in a can of carburetor cleaner for us to use on our M16s. It's highly unauthorized in the miltary (as in it'll get you busted down a rank or two if you get caught), but it sure seems to work. As others have said, read the instructions carefully before using it, though, and I wouldn't put it on anything other than the metal parts.
 
#8 ·
Any non chlorinated brake cleaner should be ok for flushing the internals. Just be sure to re-lube every thing . It will remove all oils and grease. I clean my AR 15 all the time with it. Buy the cheapest you can get as long as it is non chlorinated. I use the walmart stuff myself.

Flush clean and wipe or blow dry. Re-lube immediately to avoid rust.
 
#10 ·
And just a quick word of caution, most firearm and automotive cleaners are highly flammable, they usually say so all over the can, so it's probably not a good idea to use it right before you go shooting. It'd probably be best to let your weapon THOROUGHLY dry before shooting it after using any type of solvent or cleaner. Because, you know, having your weapon burst into flames in your hands when you shoot is only gonna be cool to the guy filming it to put it on youtube.

Also, as stated above, any solvent or cleaner you use is probably going to remove any and all lubricant/protectant you have on your firearm, so re-lube thoroughly after cleaning.
 
#16 ·
I use brake cleaner all the time, have been doing it for decades. It will get everything very, very clean and oilless. Perfect for cleaning before using loktite or glues. Other than the third hand growing out of my forehead I have observed no ill effects upon anything.
 
#18 ·
GunZoner is correct , with all the products designed for use on Firearms, why pick an unnecessary fight.
 
#19 ·
Carburetor cleaner



When you get light strikes on the primer, the firing pin spring can be gunked up with oil and lent. Simply use the red tube and spray into the firing pin hole in the breech and let it run out the back of the slide. Works better than taking the slide apart. :)
 
#23 ·
+1. This stuff gets everything very clean and dries almost instantly. Just make sure you hold your parts over a trash receptacle because the idea is to spray this stuff on and have it run off carrying away the dissolved filth. And don't use it indoors--the fumes are pretty bad.
 
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